Joe Nuttall
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joe Nuttall
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|1|27|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Joe Nuttall |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/joe-nuttall-255888/|publisher=11v11 |accessdate=19 September 2017}}
| birth_place = Bury, England
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Altrincham
(on loan from Oldham Athletic)
| clubnumber = 24
| youthyears1 = 2013–2015
| youthclubs1 = Manchester City
| years1 = 2015–2017
| clubs1 = Aberdeen
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = → Stranraer (loan)
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = → Dumbarton (loan)
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017–2019
| clubs4 = Blackburn Rovers
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2019–2022
| clubs5 = Blackpool
| caps5 = 27
| goals5 = 2
| clubs6 = → Northampton Town (loan)
| years6 = 2020–2021
| caps6 = 1
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2022
| clubs7 = Scunthorpe United
| caps7 = 36
| goals7 = 11
| years8 = 2022–
| clubs8 = Oldham Athletic
| caps8 = 35
| goals8 = 8
| years9 = 2024
| clubs9 = → Cheltenham Town (loan)
| caps9 = 16
| goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2024–
| clubs10 = → Altrincham (loan)
| caps10 = 14
| goals10 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = England C
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 22:17, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 21:55, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
}}
Joseph Andre Nuttall (born 27 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for {{English football updater|Altrinch}} club Altrincham on loan from {{English football updater|OldhamAt}} side Oldham Athletic. He has previously played for Aberdeen, Stranraer, Dumbarton, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Northampton Town, Scunthorpe United and Cheltenham Town.
Career
=Manchester City=
=Aberdeen=
During the summer of 2015, Aberdeen completed the signing of the then-teenage Nuttall on a two-year deal. A product of the City youth academy, he first spent a spell training with the club at the end of the 2014–15 season. He made his debut for the Dons' U-20s against Dundee United on 1 September 2015.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}} He scored his first goal in the Youth Cup win over Fraserburgh at Pittodrie, and later scored against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}
Nuttall made his professional debut for Aberdeen as an 81st-minute substitute in a league match against Heart of Midlothian on 16 May 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36209713|title=Aberdeen 0–1 Heart of Midlothian|last=Davie|first=Scott|work=BBC Sport |accessdate=2016-05-15}}
==Loan spells==
On 10 November 2016, Nuttall moved to Stranraer on a 28-day loan.{{cite web|title=Striker Signs|url=http://stranraerfc.org/index.php/latest-news/594-striker-signs|publisher=Stranraer F.C.|date=10 November 2016|accessdate=10 November 2016|archive-date=11 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111122700/http://stranraerfc.org/index.php/latest-news/594-striker-signs|url-status=dead}} He scored on his debut for the club in a 3–2 loss to Albion Rovers and then scored again in a 3–1 win against Stenhousemuir.{{cite web|title=League 1:Stranraer 3 – 1 Stenhousemuir|url=http://spfl.co.uk/league-one/fixture/3638331/|publisher=spfl|date=19 November 2016|accessdate=19 November 2016}} On 6 December 2016, Stranraer extended his loan deal until 18 January.{{cite web|title=Nuttall Deal Extended|url=http://stranraerfc.org/index.php/latest-news/616-nuttall-deal-extended|publisher=Stranraer F.C.|date=6 December 2016|accessdate=18 December 2016}} After returning to Aberdeen he joined Dumbarton on 31 March 2017, on an emergency loan until the end of the season.{{cite web |last=Findlay |first=Alan |title=Signing News |url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2941 |publisher=Dumbarton FC |date=31 March 2017 |accessdate=31 March 2017}} Nuttall's contract expired in May 2017, resulting in his leaving Aberdeen without making any significant impact in the first team.{{cite web|title=Former Manchester City youth among five players released by Aberdeen as trio get new deals|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/former-manchester-city-youth-among-10360719|website=Daily Record|date=5 May 2017 |publisher=Trinity Mirror|accessdate=6 May 2017}}
=Blackburn Rovers=
On 11 July, Nuttall joined Blackburn Rovers on trial, and played in a pre-season Rovers development team game against Darwen; he scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 Rovers victory.{{cite web |last=Rovers |first=Blackburn |title=AFC Darwen 0 Rovers u23s 5 |url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2017/july/match-report-for-afc-darwen/ |publisher=Blackburn Rovers FC |date=11 July 2017 |accessdate=23 July 2017}} The next week he scored two goals for the Rovers development team against Ramsbottom United.{{cite web |last=Rovers |first=Blackburn |title=Ramsbottom United 1 Rovers 4 |url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2017/july/match-report-for-afc-darwen/ |publisher=Blackburn Rovers FC |date=19 July 2017 |accessdate=23 July 2017}} Nuttall made his senior first-team debut coming on as a substitute in the second half of a pre-season game against Morecambe on 21 July 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2017/july/match-report-for-morecambe/|title=Morecambe 1 Rovers 2|last=Rovers|first=Blackburn|date=21 July 2017|publisher=Blackburn Rovers FC|accessdate=23 July 2017}} The next day, Blackburn announced he had signed a 12-month contract with an option for a further 12 months.{{Cite web |date=22 July 2017 |title=Joe joins Rovers ranks |url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2017/july/joe-joins-rovers-ranks/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512015219/https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2017/july/joe-joins-rovers-ranks/ |archive-date=12 May 2021 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=Blackburn Rovers FC}}
In August 2017, Nuttall made his first-team debut as a substitute and scored the only goal for Blackburn in a 2017–18 EFL Trophy victory against Stoke City U-21s.{{cite web|url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2017/august/rovers-vs-stoke-city-u21-team-news/ |title=Rovers v Stoke City u21 team news |website=rovers.co.uk |date=2017-08-29 |accessdate=2017-08-29}}
On 31 October, Nuttall made his league debut coming on in the second half against Fleetwood Town and scored again. He also came off the bench in the FA Cup against Barnet and scored, making it three goals in his first four appearances for Rovers.
==Premier League 2==
After arriving on trial in July, Nuttall went on to contribute 14 goals in 15 appearances and gained two assists. It was after ten goals in seven games midway through October for the development squad that Nuttall was promoted into the first team, before dropping back down into the development squad towards the end of January 2018. On 12 May Nuttall was one of seven players nominated for Premier League 2 Player of the Season. Also on this list were Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah, Lukas Nmecha and Harry Wilson. Also, despite his 13 appearances in the Blackburn first team, Nuttall finished as the Premier League 2's second-top goalscorer with 14 goals, behind Lukas Nmecha's 15 strikes.
==2017–18 season==
In Nuttall's breakthrough season, the striker went on to make 13 appearances for the Blackburn Rovers first-team squad. In that time, Nuttall scored two goals, the first on his debut against Fleetwood in a 2–2 draw and his second coming three weeks later on 21 November in a 4–2 win over Oxford United. He would go on to make ten more appearances and help Blackburn get promoted back to the Championship at the first time of asking. He also scored three more goals in both league and cup competitions.
=Blackpool=
On 1 August 2019, Nuttall joined Blackpool for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web |title=Nuttall joins Blackpool |url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2019/august/nuttall-joins-blackpool/ |publisher=Blackburn Rovers Official Site|accessdate=1 August 2019}} He scored his first goal for Blackpool in an EFL Trophy tie against Morecambe on 3 September 2019 and later scored his first EFL League One goal for Blackpool against Ipswich Town on 23 November 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/blackpool-5-1-morecambe-seasiders-run-riot-in-opening-efl-trophy-group-game-1-9973650 |title=Blackpool 5-1 Morecambe: Seasiders run riot in opening EFL Trophy group game |date=3 September 2019 |website=blackpoolgazette.co.uk |accessdate=4 September 2019}} His second was an injury-time winner, also against Ipswich, at Bloomfield Road on 29 February 2020.[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51547988 Blackpool 2–1 Ipswich Town] - BBC Sport, 29 February 2020
==Northampton Town (loan)==
Nuttall joined Northampton Town on a season-long loan deal on 31 August 2020,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53976346|title=Joe Nuttall: Northampton Town sign Blackpool striker on loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 August 2020|accessdate=18 January 2021}} but returned to his parent club in October after making only one substitute appearance against Hull City on account of a knee injury.{{cite news|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/joe-nuttall-returns-blackpool-northampton-town-loan-spell-recover-knee-operation-3008107|title=Joe Nuttall returns to Blackpool from Northampton Town loan spell to recover from knee operation|newspaper=Blackpool Gazette|date=19 October 2020|accessdate=18 January 2021}}
=Scunthorpe United=
On 31 January 2022, Nuttall joined League Two club Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web|url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2022/january/joe-nuttall-signs-for-the-iron-from-blackpool/|title=Joe Nuttall signs for the Iron from Blackpool|website=www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk|date=31 January 2022}} Nuttall made his debut for Scunthorpe in the next game, which ended in a 1–0 loss to Oldham Athletic.{{Cite web |date=5 February 2022 |title=Scunthorpe United 0 1 Oldham Athletic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60178840 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515210608/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60178840 |archive-date=15 May 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=BBC}} He would score his first goal for Scunthorpe on 12 March 2022, in a 3–1 loss to Colchester United.{{Cite web |date=12 March 2022 |title=Scunthorpe 1-3 Colchester: Ten-man hosts fall to defeat after second half comeback |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11725/12563069/scunthorpe-1-3-colchester-ten-man-hosts-fall-to-defeat-after-second-half-comeback |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314012111/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11725/12563069/scunthorpe-1-3-colchester-ten-man-hosts-fall-to-defeat-after-second-half-comeback |archive-date=14 March 2022 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=Sky Sports}} Nuttall would score his only other goal of the season in a 5–1 loss to Salford City.{{Cite web |date=19 March 2022 |title=Salford City 5 1 Scunthorpe United |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60717372 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102222727/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60717372 |archive-date=2 January 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=BBC}} Following a 1–1 draw to Hartlepool United,{{Cite web |date=30 April 2022 |title=Scunthorpe United 1 1 Hartlepool United |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61198433 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=BBC}} Nuttall missed an opportunity to score and began swearing at the Scunthorpe fans, before being taken off by manager Keith Hill.{{Cite web |last=Scrafton |first=Matt |date=3 May 2022 |title=Former Blackpool striker Joe Nuttall issues apology after swearing at Scunthorpe United fans |url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/former-blackpool-striker-joe-nuttall-issues-apology-after-swearing-at-scunthorpe-united-fans-3677843 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817035930/https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/former-blackpool-striker-joe-nuttall-issues-apology-after-swearing-at-scunthorpe-united-fans-3677843 |archive-date=17 August 2022 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=Blackpool Gazette}} Nuttall later apologised for his actions on Twitter.{{Cite web |date=2 May 2022 |title=@nuttall_joe9 on Twitter - To all Iron supporters following my actions during Saturdays game |url=https://twitter.com/nuttall_joe9/status/1521098844246839297 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=Twitter}} Scunthorpe were relegated from League Two, with Nuttall made 16 appearances for Scunthorpe in the 2021–22 season.
Nuttall remained at Scunthorpe for the start of the 2022–23 season. He would go on to score nine goals for Scunthorpe, including braces against Maidenhead United, Solihull Moors and Gateshead.{{Cite web |date=13 August 2022 |title=Maidenhead United 3 2 Scunthorpe United |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62445739 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506001611/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62445739 |archive-date=6 May 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=BBC}}{{Cite web |date=20 August 2022 |title=Scunthorpe United 3 4 Solihull Moors |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62529455 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620004832/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62529455 |archive-date=20 June 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=BBC}}{{Cite web |date=25 October 2022 |title=Scunthorpe United 3 1 Gateshead |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63295369 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615203824/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63295369 |archive-date=15 June 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=BBC}} Nuttall rejected an offer to move to Oldham in September and October 2022,{{Cite web |date=6 October 2022 |title=Oldham move on after Nuttall turns down 'unbelievable offer' |url=https://www.iron-bru.co.uk/oldham-move-on-after-nuttall-turns-down-unbelievable-offer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412112815/https://www.iron-bru.co.uk/oldham-move-on-after-nuttall-turns-down-unbelievable-offer/ |archive-date=12 April 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=Iron Bru}} but by December, he had made the club aware of his desire to leave.{{Cite web |date=9 December 2022 |title=Joe Nuttall signs for Oldham Athletic |url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2022/december/joe-nuttall-signs-for-oldham-athletic/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209204523/https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2022/december/joe-nuttall-signs-for-oldham-athletic/ |archive-date=9 December 2022 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=Scunthorpe United}} In his final game for Scunthorpe, Nuttall was given a red card for the first time in his professional career after a late tackle on Wealdstone goalkeeper, Sam Howes.{{Cite web |last=Beaman |first=Will |date=26 November 2022 |title=Report: Wealdstone 3 Scunthorpe 1 |url=https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/report-wealdstone-3-scunthorpe-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130184138/https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/report-wealdstone-3-scunthorpe-1 |archive-date=30 January 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=Wealdstone FC}} In total, Nuttall played 36 league games for Scunthorpe, scoring 11 times.
= Oldham Athletic =
On 9 December 2022, Nuttall joined fellow National League side, Oldham Athletic on a three-year deal.{{Cite web |date=9 December 2022 |title=Nuttall Joins Latics |url=https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2022/december/09122022-joe-nuttall-signs/ |access-date=9 December 2022 |website=Oldham Athletic}} Nuttall would made his debut and score for Oldham in a 4–1 loss against Notts County.{{Cite web |date=26 December 2022 |title=Notts County 4 1 Oldham Athletic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64022756 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229161932/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64022756 |archive-date=29 December 2022 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=BBC}} He would also score in the next game, which was a 2–2 draw to Notts County,{{Cite web |date=1 January 2023 |title=Oldham Athletic 2 2 Notts County |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64088573 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413140042/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64088573 |archive-date=13 April 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=BBC}} though he would only score one goal in his next three games. Oldham manager, David Unsworth, claimed the lack of goals was due to his "unselfish" nature.{{Cite web |last=Geldard |first=Suzanne |date=9 March 2023 |title=Oldham boss Unsworth praises 'unselfish' striker Nuttall |url=https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/sport/23374129.oldham-boss-unsworth-praises-unselfish-striker-nuttall/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311145232/https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/sport/23374129.oldham-boss-unsworth-praises-unselfish-striker-nuttall/ |archive-date=11 March 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=The Oldham Times}} By the end of the season, Nuttall had played 23 times and scored 7 goals.
On 20 June 2024, Nuttall joined fellow National League side Altrincham on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://altrinchamfc.com/blogs/news/ive-been-after-him-for-seven-years-phil-jubilant-at-landing-long-term-target-joe-nuttall|title=I'VE BEEN AFTER HIM FOR SEVEN YEARS! PHIL JUBILANT AT LANDING LONG-TERM TARGET JOE NUTTALL|website=altrinchamfc.com|date=20 June 2024|accessdate=21 June 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 16 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Domestic Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||||
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Aberdeen
|2015–16{{soccerbase season|86684|2015|accessdate=27 September 2017}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|86684|2016|accessdate=27 September 2017}}
|Scottish Premiership |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=scc|Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup with Aberdeen's U20 side.}} | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Stranraer (loan)
|9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Dumbarton (loan)
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| rowspan="3"|Blackburn Rovers
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|86684|2017|accessdate=24 December 2018}} |13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=eft|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 2 | 19 | 5 |
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|86684|2018|accessdate=24 December 2018}}
|15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 8 |
| rowspan="4" |Blackpool
|2019–20{{soccerbase season|86684|2019|accessdate=6 September 2019}} |League One |27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=eft}} | 2 | 33 | 4 |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|86684|2020|accessdate=18 January 2021}}
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22{{Soccerbase season|id=86684|season=2021|access-date=14 August 2022}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 4 |
| Northampton Town (loan)
|League One |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| rowspan="3" |Scunthorpe United
|16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2022–23{{Soccerway|id=joseph-nuttall/376323|access-date=29 June 2023}}
|20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!36 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 |
| rowspan="4" |Oldham Athletic
|National League |23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=fat|Appearance in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 24 | 7 |
| 2023–24
|National League |12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|86684|2024|access-date=26 August 2024}}
|National League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 8 |
| Cheltenham Town (loan)
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|86684|2023|access-date=6 March 2024}} |League One |16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Altrincham (loan)
|National League |14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!170 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 191 | 37 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase|86684}}
- {{Soccerway|joseph-nuttall/376323}}
{{Altrincham F.C. squad}}
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